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The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We investigate the racial gap in test scores between black and white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is an increasing racial gap in test scores between ages 7 and 11, and a decreasing one between ages 11 and 16. Using the richness of...

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Racial Identity and Education

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

identity issues. We find that having a higher percentage of same-race friends has a positive effect of white teenagers’ test … friends (which is a measure of own identity) and the parent’s education that are responsible for the difference in education …

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Mismatch, Transport Mode and Search Decisions in England

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

We develop a theoretical model in which whites mainly use private vehicles to commute whereas non-whites use public transportation. We show that, for whites and non-whites, higher (time) distance-to-jobs leads to lower search effort. Because of different transport modes, we also show that, at...

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The Dynamics of the Racial Test Score Gap During the School Years in Britain

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We investigate the racial gap in test scores between white and non-white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is a substantial racial gap in test scores, especially between ages 7 and 11, and a less severe one between ages 11 and 16. It...

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Ethnic networks and employment outcomes

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 42 (2012) 6, pp. 938-949

This paper explores the relationship between residential proximity of individuals from the same ethnic group and the probability of finding a job through social networks, relative to other search methods. Using individual-level data from the UK Labour Force survey and spatial statistics...

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Migration, Friendship Ties and Cultural Assimilation

Facchini, Giovanni; Patacchini, Eleonora; Steinhardt, Max - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Using novel information from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1996-2011, we document that migrants with a German friend are more similar to natives than those without a local companion along several important dimensions, including engagement in social activities, concerns about the...

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Migration, Friendship Ties, and Cultural Assimilation

Facchini, Giovanni; Patacchini, Eleonora; Steinhardt, Max - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

In this paper we contribute to the analysis of the assimilation process of migrants by analyzing the extent to which friendship with natives can be seen as a measure of cultural assimilation and investigating the formation of social ties in the host country. Using novel information from the...

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Racial Identity and Education

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

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'Bend It Like Beckham': Identity, Socialization and Assimilation

Bisin, Alberto; Patacchini, Eleonora; Verdier, Thierry; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We first develop a model of identity formation resulting from the interaction of cultural transmission and … socialization inside the family, peer effects and social interactions, and identity choice. We then put the model to data using the … UK Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities. We show that the main determinants of ethnic identity include past racial …

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Bend It Like Beckham: Ethnic Identity and Integration

Bisin, Alberto; Patacchini, Eleonora; Verdier, Thierry; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct … cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by neighborhood integration, which weakens group loyalties and prejudices. On … identity processes. We find evidence consistent with intense ethnic and religious identity mostly formed as a cultural …

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